Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: The Anniversary 1
5. 1. From Cadiz to Lower Canada: Holmes’s Atlantic World 7
6. 2. “Well and Sufficiently Taught” 37
7. 3. The Origins of McGill Medicine 79
8. 4. Family and Religious Life 104
9. 5. “The Wonders of Creation” 139
10. 6. McGill and the Politics of Medicine 170
11. 7. The Practice of Medicine 214
12. Conclusion 252
13. Abbreviations 257
14. Notes 259
15. Bibliography 327
16. Index 381